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Post by Mirkwood Lodge on Jul 7, 2004 11:59:47 GMT -5
Alright, this game is simple. All you have to do is post a brand name of an item that people use instead of the actual product name. Confusing? I thought so. Here's an example:
Q-tips
See?! The actual product is cotton swabs, but everbody calls them Q-tips. Ok, one last example:
Vaseline
Easy, see?! Everyone calls it Vaseline instead of petroleum jelly.
Whoever posts the most products between now and the next time I'm on wins a fabulous prize.
And begin.
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Post by The Original Jimmy the Tie on Jul 7, 2004 13:00:52 GMT -5
NipCo Heaters.-
There are actually hundreds of brands, rangeing from kerosine fueled to propane to deisel to gasoline. yet everyone calles these jet engine-like space heaters NipCo's. The NipCo modle went out of pruduction years ago. I don't think that the company even exists anymore.
I'll think of some more later.
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Post by marytrobot on Jul 7, 2004 13:07:31 GMT -5
in spain they have no word for carbinated water, you know pop. they only call it "Cola" or "sprite" so you can't say to someone "I wanna pop" and then decide what to get. You have to decide first...how inconvinient!
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Post by Buddhist Kitten on Jul 7, 2004 14:44:38 GMT -5
Jello.
No one calls it 'gelatin'. . .
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Post by mummifiedstalin on Jul 7, 2004 16:35:10 GMT -5
Kleenex
Xerox
Coke (at least where I'm from)
And an opposite one: white out (I don't know anyone who calls it Liquid Paper)
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Post by Mr. Atari on Jul 7, 2004 16:39:19 GMT -5
Saran Wrap.
The English call it "cling film".
Crazy Brits.
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Post by colemanfrancisfan on Jul 7, 2004 16:41:20 GMT -5
Ketchup instead of catsup.
Schlitz instead of beer.
Trojans instead of condoms.
Mac instead of computer.
Hershey bar instead of chocolate bar.
AK47 instead of gun. (stretching a little too thin here.)
Porsche instead of life savings.
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Post by Mister Wilbur on Jul 7, 2004 16:51:22 GMT -5
These are all Genericized Tradmarks:
Band-Aid instead of Adhesive Bandages.
Asprin instead of Acetylsalicylic Acid.
Dry Ice instead of Frozen CO2.
Escalator instead of Moving Staircase.
LEGOS instead of Interlocking Toy Blocks.
Taser instead of Electro-Shock Gun.
Zamboni instead of Ice Resurfacing Machine.
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Post by Mr. Atari on Jul 7, 2004 16:57:14 GMT -5
"Shakes" instead of partially gelatinated non-dairy gum-based beverages.
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Post by mummifiedstalin on Jul 7, 2004 17:02:33 GMT -5
Pepto Bismol instead of Bismuth Subsalicylate (262 mg ( 99mg of salicylate)), Calcium Carbonate, Magnesium Stearate, Mannitol, Microcrystalline Cellulose, Polysorbate 80, Povidone, Red 27 Aluminum Lake, Silicon Dioxide, and Sodium Starch Glycolate.
sorry
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Post by Mr. Atari on Jul 7, 2004 17:14:08 GMT -5
Starbucks instead of pretentious, snooty, customer-gouging, hot water poured over ground coffee beans that were purchased for 25 cents a pound that will cost you $4.00 for a 12 oz. cup.
And why not also consider buying an overpriced, equally pretentious CD and travel tumbler while you're waiting in line behind other suckers?
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Post by colemanfrancisfan on Jul 8, 2004 0:15:12 GMT -5
Uggh, coffee. I don't understand how people drink that slop.
Plavix-Clopidigrel Bisulifite
Paxil-Paroxetine Hydrochloride
Gleevec-Imatinib
Glucophage-Metformin Hydrochloride
Tequin-Gatifloxacin
Avelox-Moxifloxacin
Floxin-Ofloxacin
Cipro-Ciprofloxacin
Ocupress-Carteolol HCl
Prilosec-Omeprazole
Aciphex-Rabeprazole
Prevacid-Lansoprazole
Nexium-Esomeprazole
Deltasone-Prednisone
Bextra-Valdecoxib
Celebrex-Celecoxib
Vioxx-Rofecoxib
Neurontin-Gabapentin
Oxycontin-Oxycodone
Vicodin-Hydrocodone Bitartrate and Acetaminophen
Microzide-Hydrochlorothiazide
Keflex-Cephalexin
Coumadin-Warfarin Sodium
Percocet-Oxycodone and Acetaminophen
Naprosyn-Naproxen
Azulfidine-Sulfasalazine
Zithromax-Azithromycin
Pravachol-Pravastatin
Lipitor-Atorvastatin
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Post by marytrobot on Jul 8, 2004 6:06:18 GMT -5
Saran Wrap. The English call it "cling film". Crazy Brits. oh while we're at it they call flashlights "torches" and underwear "pants" and the most funny, eraser "rubber" |
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